Henry Robson Bowman was a political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Fort George

Fort George (electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1949 to 1952 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario

Mount Forest, Ontario

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, the son of William Robert Bowman and Mary Adeline Teskey, and was educated at the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

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. In 1928, Bowman married Marian Edna Potter. He was Colonization and Agriculture Superintendent for the Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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. Bowman was president of the Board of Trade for Fort George. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture. Bowman was defeated by Llewellyn Leslie King when he ran for reelection in 1952. He died in Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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at the age of 57.